A series of major winter sporting events in 北京 wrapped up on Sunday, February 20th, with an elaborate closing ceremony comprised of theater, 跳舞, music and cultural traditions targeted to those watching from home. COVID protocols prohibited atten跳舞 by the general public, leaving spectators to broadcast, cable and streaming options for the viewing of the events.
北京, China - September 21, 2009: Exterior of 北京 National Olympic Stadium also known as Bird's Nest. It was designed as the main stadium of 2008 北京 Olympic Games.
The televised games shone through, despite pandemic exhaustion, growing tensions between nations and ongoing drug scandals among athletes, with Norway, 德国, 加拿大, 美国.S. and China finishing with the highest accolades.
In addition to the host broadcaster, 中央电视台 in China, many of the world’s other top broadcasters—Discovery Networks in Europe, 二台 in 德国, 退货 in Slovakia, TV Globo in Brazil and many more—utilized 十大正规体育平台’s products over local and global IP networks to support their complex broadcasting workflows for the duration of these events.
Broadcast productions were comprised of a combination of local and remote contributions from many talented professionals dispersed across many geographies and time zones, who were well served by 十大正规体育平台’s catalog of IP-based products, bringing teams together seamlessly amid varying conditions. In some cases, networks actually had more production team members based out of their home facilities, than they had onsite in 北京.
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Our deep appreciation and congratulations go out to all those involved in the production of these events, named and unnamed, bringing the welcome display of comradery and athleticism into our homes in the wake of a tumultuous couple of years.